Deputy makes drug bust on I-70

Published on March 08, 2010 at 04:57PM

(ELSINORE) – A Las Vegas man was arrested on I-70 Friday for transporting over a pound of methamphetamine wrapped in duct tape. According to a sheriff’s report, Sgt. Adrian Hillin was patrolling the highway and pulled over a vehicle for having mirrored or Limo tint on its windows at the Elsinore exit. Hillin said after talking to the subject, he believed the driver was transporting some type of illegal drug. 48-year old, Felipe Miranda-Romero gave Sgt. Hillin permission to search his vehicle, after which he found the drugs. The suspect claimed he had no idea where the drugs came from. Hillin said the driver claimed he was traveling from Las Vegas to Denver. The man was booked into the Sevier County Jail on possession with intent to distribute illegal narcotics.